#5BD6BC#5BD6BC
#5BD6BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.117 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BD6BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 214, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 60%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 12.1%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.43, -40.52, 2.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.43, 40.60, 176.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.94% -0.1163 0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.94% 0.117 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4339, 53.9444, 56.0068) |
| Luminance | 0.5395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.43
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.39
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.66
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.49
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BD6BC #D65B75
analogous
#5BD67F #5BD6BC #5BB3D6
triadic
#5BD6BC #BC5BD6 #D6BC5B
tetradic
#5BD6BC #7F5BD6 #D65B75 #B3D65B
square
#5BD6BC #7F5BD6 #D65B75 #B3D65B
split-complementary
#5BD6BC #D65BB3 #D67F5B
monochromatic
#25927B #31C3A4 #5BD6BC #8CE2D0 #BDEEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#5BD6BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#5BD6BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BD6BC
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BD6BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BD6BC | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFCABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCBCBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bd6bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 214, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.117 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e3d0',
500: '#5bd6bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bd6bc; $custom-light: #94e3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bd6bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 214,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.317,
"s": 60,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79936,
"c": 0.11651,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.53948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BD6BC
secondary
#973E51
accent
#4566E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8483